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Carton vs Crate - What's the difference?

carton | crate |

As nouns the difference between carton and crate

is that carton is an inexpensive, disposable box-like creation fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material. It is designed to hold things for a short period of time and be discarded or recycled after use while crate is a large open box or basket, used especially to transport fragile goods.

As a verb crate is

to put into a crate.

carton

English

(Wikipedia)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An inexpensive, disposable box-like creation fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material. It is designed to hold things for a short period of time and be discarded or recycled after use.

    • Anagrams

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    crate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large open box or basket, used especially to transport fragile goods.

    • Synonyms

    * packing case

    Verb

    (crat)
  • To put into a crate.
  • To keep in a crate.

    • Anagrams

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